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' 5 33654 U. S. BEARS BELT BUCKLE Filed March 12, 1924 15 flani e1 15: 56am" Patented Get. 28, 1924.

UNITED STATES isms rent. oric.

DANIELS. Beans, or PROVIDENCE, 'nHonn sLAND, ASSIGNOR TO RELIANCE MANU- rAcr-nninegoo on PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A COPARTNERSHIP'COMPOSED OFDAVID A. HAiarJ-ini) DEXTER n; rAn'rnLoW.

BELT BUCKLE. I

Application file-il'March. 12, 1924. Serial No. 698,693.

certain new and useful Improvements in Belt Buckles, of which thed'ollowing is aspecification,

This invention relates to improvements in belt buckles-of that class in which the clamp member is pivotally mounted in the body of the buckle to engage and bind a belt.

therein and wherein the bail member is pivotally connected to the clamp .member out of alignment with the clamppi vots; and the object of this invention is to provide-a clamp member in such, a buckle which is formed or" sheetstock and which is provided with a portion toldedinto eye form. out, of axial alignment with the clamp pivots and the bail member pivotally mounted in this eye.

ii'urtherob-jec-t of this invention 18 to provide means at the joint of the bail for limiting the gripping movement of the clamp relatively to the swinging movement of the bail.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the under side of a buckle with my clamp and bail members pivotally connected thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation through the body of the buckle and the clamp member.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of theclamping member of my improved construction.

Figure 4: is a side elevation of the clamping member showing the form in which the stock is folded.

Figure 5 shows the bail member as mounted in the clamping member and engaging a finger or lug on the clamping member to prevent a relative swing of the clamp towards clamping posit-ion.

Figure 6 is the same as Figure 5 and showing the clamping member as being forced to clamping position by a downward movement of the bail-member.

Figure 7 is a frontview of the buckle body and showing the clamping 'member as pivoted therein and a portion of the bail member mounted in the clamp. i,

It is found in the practical operation of buckles of this character, of advantage to providea bail member. which has a pivoting bar: extending across the same and to also provide a clamp member which may be formed of sheetstock with its edge adjacent the pivot joint rolled over the barof .thebail 'to connect the twov together, which construction of connecting. the yieldable member to the bail is very inexpensive and yet is very strong. and durable; and the- VVit-li referenceto the drawin s 10 desi nates the body of a buckle, which is prefer i ably formed of sheet stock having, rearwardly-extending walls 11 and inwardlyturned' buckle guiding flanges 12. i These side walls 11 are also provided. wit ears 13 which are pierced to receive the pivot pintles lit on the clamping member 15. This clamping member is formed of sheet stock and in some cases, is provided with a plurality of biting or gripping surfaces 16, and it is also provided with laterally extending pivot pins 14 adapted to extend through the eyes 13 of the body and the upper edge of this clamping member is rolled back to form an eye 18, the axis of which is above or out of alignment with. the axis of the pivot pins 14.

By this construction of forming an eye by folding or rolling the stock of the clamping member, I am enabled to provide a bail member 19 with a pivot bar 20 extending across between its side arms 21 and over which the stock of this eye portion is rolled to loosely or pivotally connect the bail to the clamp, which construction is very practical from a manufacturing standpoint inasmuch as it is a very inexpensive operation to assemble the parts and also is very strong and durable and the parts when once assembled cannot be separated even by extraordinary strains applied to the belt parts.

It is found in the construction of a clamping unit of this character, of advantage to provide means at the joint to limit the swing of the clamp relatively to the swing of the bail and to accomplish this in a simple and effective way, I have formed extensions, fingers or lugs 22 on the upper edge of the clamping member which project rearwardly as shown and provide a stop or rest against which portions of the bail rest to the area of its pivoting center, whereby a lifting movement of the bail will swing the clamp on its pivots 14, from clamping position to release the belt and permit it to be freely withdrawn from the buckle.

By my improved construction, I also form the forward edge 23 of the clamp in such a manner that it will engage the side arms 21 of the bail to prevent excessive outward swing of the clamp.

My improved clamping unit for belt buckle is Very simple and practical in its construction and effective in its operation and by its use a belt in the buckle will be clamped and firmly held in position and at the same time can be readily released by an opening movement of the bail when desired.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A buckle having a body portion, a sheet metal belt-clamp pivotally supported in the body and having a portion folded into eyeform out of axial alignment with the clamp pivots, a bail member having a bar pivotally mounted in said eye, and means adjacent the pivot ofthe bail for limiting the gripping movement of the clamp relatively to the movement of the bail.

2. A buckle comprising a body portion, a sheet metal clamp-member having pivot trunnions rotatably mounted in said body with an integral eye-portion formed thereon out of axial alignment with the trunnions, a bail member mounted to swing in said eye, and lugs on one of said members to be engaged by the other of said members for limiting the gripping movement of said clamp member and whereby said bail may be operated to move said clamp to belt-releasing position.

3. Al buckle having a body portion, a sheet metal clamp member pivotally supported in the body and having an integral eye-portion formed thereon out of alignment with the clamp pivots, a bail member mounted to swing in said eye, stop lugs integral with said clamp and located at each end of said eye portion to engage the bail member when in operative position and limit the belt gripping movement of the clamp relatively thereto.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DANIEL S. BEARS. 

